I do not feel this should be a mandatory requirement for pharmacists as many of us smaller independents are tied to our stores and it would make it extremely worrisome for us to try to find another pharmacist to cover our store in order to get away for a live CE and 5hrs of live CE at that. Many live CEs have an expense involved and if by chance they are free, there will be an expense on the business itself for what I just described in having to get another pharmacist to cover the store as well as the travel expense associated with getting to a live CE which is hopefully not an overnight stay. I have not heard the purpose or reason behind why live CE is better than CE that isn't live. I would like to know that reasoning and maybe it would change my perspective, but as of now, I feel this is more of a hindrance for not a lot of benefit and one more expense tied to a regulation that pharmacists or their respective businesses have to fund.